“The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?
AOKs
History
Empirical evidence produced by the Historians
Reason
Deductive reasoning is a basic form of valid reasoning. Deductive reasoning, or
deduction, starts out with a general statement, or hypothesis, and examines the possibilities to
reach a specific, logical conclusion (University of California)
Reason
Confirmation bias (a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's
preconceptions, leading to statistical errors) while at the same time ignoring or dismissing opinions - no
matter how valid - that threaten our world view
Emotion
Mathematics
"Language of the universe"
Refering to universalise which could be argued that it could also mean
that regardless of perspective knowledge can be gained from
mathematics
How does the perspective of the world changes with mathematics?
Knowledge Question
To what extent does the knowledge gained in history and mathematics revolve around the perspective of the knower?
Claim 1 (history)
Due to personal bias the pursuit of knowledge will be focused on a predetermined perspective.
CounterClaim
Objectivity is important while gaining knowledge in History
Salem Witch Trials
1950s Communist Scare in the US
Claim 2 (maths)
Gaining knowledge in maths is an objective process.
Little to no emotion (more reason and logic)
CounterClaim
Mathematics rely on the perspective of certain learners/mathematicians
since their perspective will dictate what they do next.
Whether it is to disprove a theory or improve a theory